Reptilia - Theropoda - Alvarezsauridae
Alternative combination: Mononychus olecranus
Full reference: A. Perle, M. A. Norell, L. M. Chiappe and J. M. Clark. 1993. Flightless bird from the Cretaceous of Mongolia. Nature 362:623-626
Belongs to Mononykus according to V. R. Alifanov and R. Barsbold 2009
See also Averianov et al. 2023, Barsbold 1997, Chiappe 1996, Chiappe 2002, Chiappe et al. 1994, Chiappe et al. 1996, Chiappe et al. 2002, Gianechini et al. 2011, Kubo et al. 2023, Kurochkin 2000, Longrich and Currie 2009, Machado et al. 2008, Martinelli and Vera 2007, Norell et al. 1993, Norell and Makovicky 1997, Norell and Makovicky 1999, Norell et al. 2000, Novas 1994, Novas 1996, Novas 1997, Osmólska 1996, Padian 2004, Perle et al. 1994, Perle et al. 1993, Perle et al. 1993, Senter and Sullivan 2019, Turner et al. 2007, Turner et al. 2009, Turner et al. 2011, White et al. 2015, Xu et al. 2013 and Xu et al. 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MGI 107/6, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Bugin Tsav [SMPE], which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Nemegt Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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